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  • 101mess — /mes/, n. 1. a dirty, untidy, or disordered condition: The room was in a mess. 2. a person or thing that is dirty, untidy, or disordered. 3. a state of embarrassing confusion: My affairs are in a mess. 4. an unpleasant or difficult situation: She …

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  • 102mess*/ — [mes] noun I 1) [C/U] a situation in which a place is dirty, untidy, or in bad condition The garden was a real mess.[/ex] Try not to make a mess because I ve been cleaning.[/ex] His papers were in a terrible mess.[/ex] 2) [singular] a difficult… …

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  • 103Mess jacket (civil) — The civil mess jacket is a type of jacket that ends at the waist, has double breasting but doesn’t fasten. It was borrowed from the military mess dress during the 1930s as an alternative to the white dinner jacket in hot and tropical weather for… …

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  • 104mess — 01. This room is a total [mess]; do you think you could help me clean up? 02. Don t [mess] with Freddie if you value your life. 03. Why do my teenage children always leave such a [mess] in the bathroom? 04. His life is a [mess]; married three… …

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  • 105mess — n. & v. n. 1 a dirty or untidy state of things (the room is a mess). 2 a state of confusion, embarrassment, or trouble. 3 something causing a mess, e.g. spilt liquid etc. 4 a domestic animal s excreta. 5 a a company of persons who take meals… …

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  • 106Mess — Cette page d’homonymie répertorie les différents sujets et articles partageant un même nom.  Pour les articles homophones, voir Messe et Metz. Mess peut désigner : Un mess, cantine, restaurant militaire pour officiers et sous officiers …

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  • 107Mess Lake Lava Field — Satellite image of the Mess Lake Lava Field. The Mess Lake Lava Field is a volcanic field associated with the Mount Edziza volcanic complex of the Northern Cordilleran Volcanic Province in northwestern British Columbia, Canada. It lies northwest… …

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  • 108Mess of pottage — The phrase mess of pottage means something of little value, with a pottage being a type of soup. Though it can appear in general use, it is usually associated with the exchange by Esau of his birthright for a meal of lentil stew, as described in… …

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  • 109mess — [[t]mɛs[/t]] n. 1) a dirty or untidy condition 2) a person or thing that is dirty, untidy, or disordered 3) a state of confusion 4) an unpleasant or difficult situation 5) a dirty or untidy mass: a mess of papers[/ex] 6) a group regularly taking… …

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  • 110Mess Around — For a definition of the verb mess around , see the Wiktionary entry mess around. Mess Around Single by Ray Charles Released June 19, 1953 Format 7 45rpm …

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